Banana Cultivation

Spain produces more than 60% of Europe's bananas and plantains

Spain was the first banana producing country at European level during 2016 with a total of 417,176 tons, according to data provided by the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Union.
 

El plátano requiere temperaturas altas, 21 a 29 ºC. Siendo 27 ºC la óptima. Temperaturas bajas (< 27 ºC) alargan el ciclo de producción de este cultivo y retarda el crecimiento y desarrollo de la planta y el llenado o engorde del racimo. El plátano requiere una precipitación de 70” al año bien distribuidas.

Its Cultivation

The banana is the most cultivated tropical fruit and one of the four most important in global terms, behind only citrus, grapes and apples.

 

Banana trees have a high water demand, from 120 to 150 mm per month throughout the year. Generally, it is considered necessary to apply 18,000 m3/ha/year(depending on solar radiation). Care should be taken not to saturate the roots as a result of poor drainage, as the plant is very sensitive to excess water (root rot).

Spraying under foliage

Low angle sprinklers are used. In areas of banana production that are not well protected, it is advisable to use plastic sprinklers to reduce the possibility of theft.

The main advantages of low sprinkling are:

  • Useful life of more than 10 years.
  • Visibility of the irrigation system, it is easy to locate a problem.
  • Simplicity, it does not require much technical expertise.
  • Lower system cost per hectare due to the low number of tubes and easy filtration.

Drip irrigation

There are many variations in piping and emitters. The selection of the appropriate flow rate is important and can decide whether or not to have a self-regulating pressure system.

In general, the advantages associated with this technique are:

  • High efficiency, since very little water evaporates.
  • Unlimited fertigation.
  • Little energy is required, since the necessary pressure is not very high.

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99% of banana production in the EU comes from Spain, France and Portugal, The three countries we defend that it is maintained for the period 2021-2027 the same allocation as in the framework 2014-2020, which in the Canary Islands amounted to 628 million euros "

Luis Planas (Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)

The key

Los plátanos ocupan una posición relevante en el mer­cado y consumo de frutas en España, con 11,5 kilos por persona y año. La producción de plátano en Canarias du­rante las últimas campañas ha oscilado en torno a una media de 365.000 toneladas. En la Red de Mercas, que canaliza un 60% de todo el consumo, se comercializaron en 2012 unas 300.000 toneladas entre plátano y bana­na, de las cuales un 75-80% correspondieron al plátano de Canarias y el resto a las de los procedentes de Amé­rica y otros países productores de distintas áreas.including 20mg aquios bar cdu 100 unit bundle top 10 flavours 000456 shoulder

The products

Chamsa recommends

 

SOMLO is a guarantee in irrigation systems. Their own manufactured products allow adjusting their performance to the crop in which the devices are going to be installed, so they get incomparable results. Chamsa has both sprinklers and valves and accessories of the SOMLO brand, with which you can optimize your water consumption, saving from the time of installation.  

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